CineClub México: Ahí está el detalle (You’re Missing the Point)
CineClub México presents: Ahí está el detalle (You’re Missing the Point), directed by Juan Bustillo Oro
Mexico, 1940
Comedy, 112 min, Black & White
Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: Mario Moreno “Cantinflas”, Joaquín Pardavé, Sara García
Thursday, June 20th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Consulate General of Mexico in Austin
5202 E. Ben White Blvd., Suite 150
Austin TX 78741
Free and open to the public (RSVP)
About the Film
AHÍ ESTÁ EL DETALLE (YOU’RE MISSING THE POINT) is a 1940 film from Mexico’s Golden Age of cinema, written and directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring one of Mexico’s most renowned actors and comedians, Mario Moreno “Cantinflas”. It is considered by critics as Cantinflas’ best film, and the one which launched him into fame and recognition. It is also considered the pioneer of comedy genre in Mexico’s film history.
Special Guest: Pilar Zazueta, historian and lecturer at UT’s Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies.
Copresented by Cine Las Americas